Take a moment and think about the powerful scent that billows up to your nose from a steaming-hot cup of finely-ground coffee every morning. What about the invigorating smell of sitting in a brand new car? Now think about this: how much do we really appreciate the power of aroma?
Join us at our next Liberty Village Toastmasters meeting this Wednesday, November 17 at 6pm. Our Toastmaster for the evening, John Kj., will speak about how important smells are to us and how we often ignore them.
In addition, we have a great line-up of four speakers. First up is one of our newest members, Lily, who will be formally introducing herself to the club with her Ice Breaker. Next will be Bill, who’ll try his best to Get to the Point, and then Navita, who will no doubt have some interesting words to share with us on her recent trip to Spain. Capping it all off will be one of our most Advanced Speakers, Valerie.
All in all, it’s smelling like a great meeting. Be sure to join us – and don’t forget to invite a friend!
Our Open House was a full house. With well over 40 people in attendance, there were a lot of new faces in the audience. Priya, our Toastmaster made everyone feel at ease by providing a step by step account of what to expect at typical Toastmasters meeting. General Evaluator Ted introduced his evaluation team who familiarized new people the function of their roles.
The theme of the evening was “Conquer your fear”. Our first speaker, Eric delivered a speech from The Entertaining Speaker – 5 – Speaking After Dinner. Eric was candid about the first time he raced his bike, purchased a home and engaged in rock climbing. A lot of people were able to relate to his speech.
Ram provided food for thought when he made the statement “your handicap may be your best asset”. He told the inspirational story of Byron, whose experience with Toastmasters helped him in life. Those looking for innovative ways to develop their speeches will be interested to learn that Ram’s speech was inspired by a story in the October issue of Toastmaster. Great use of available resources Ram!
The evening’s workshop was led by Jay. We were introduced to Jay’s doppelganger, who was painfully nervous about speaking in front of a large audience, and apologized profusely about his mistakes and slinked back to his chair due to severe stage fright. A lot of us recognize his behaviour in ourselves. A few minutes later, a confident Jay strode to the podium and entertained us with a personal account of his public speaking disasters. He credits Toastmaster for helping his public speaking skills. He also gave us some really valuable tips on how we can get over our fear of public speaking. Thanks Jay!
To view Jay’s Workshop, click on the videos, below:
In a tribute to the popular game broken telephone, Table Topics Master, Andreea started narrating a story and invited Table Topics speakers to continue the story where she left off and passed it on to the next person to continue their story. Special recognition goes to Bing for creating a short succinct narrative quickly on her feet.
Overall the meeting got rave reviews from our guests. Congratulations to all members who helped make this event a success. We hope to see many of the new faces at future meetings. Guests can come as often as they like.
One of the best reasons to join Liberty Village Toastmasters is the unique mix of interesting people who make up our group. With members from industries like marketing, finance, and technology, there will always be someone interesting for you to connect with. Plus, with a seasoned group of Advanced Speakers, you can be sure that you’re learning from the best.
Let’s hear directly from our members themselves…
“It’s a great place to meet interesting people from different fields who all share the common goal of self-improvement.” – Jay, Independent Film Producer
“It continues to thrive, surprise and “pay it forward” in exciting new ways year in and year out.” – Ted, Creative Professional “My favourite aspect is the welcoming atmosphere and the number of Advanced Speakers, whose experience other members benefit from.” – Priya, Actress/Producer
For more info on attending our next meeting as a guest, click here.
There’s only one question remaining: When will YOU become a member?
With additional stress in our lives, unfair bosses, ungrateful colleagues or even unfaithful partners, it’s natural to feel angry. Anger is not a bad thing in itself. Anger helped us to adapt and progress. But what happens when we mismanage our anger? How can we temper our temper? Find out the answers to these questions by joining our next Toastmasters meeting this Wednesday at 6 pm at the Harbourfront Community Centre.
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